The following was recently published on Techdirt, although with a different title.

Regardless of what one thinks about the apparent result of the 2016 election, it will inevitably present a number of challenges for America and the world. As Mike wrote about last week, they will inevitably touch on many of the tech policy issues often discussed here. The following is a closer look at some of the implications (and opportunities) with respect to several of them, given the unique hallmarks of Trump and his proposed administration. Continue reading »

“Online disappointment: Young Tunisian bloggers who promoted and recorded the events of the Arab Spring now find that, without a common enemy, the social media are just a cacophony of divided and conflicting views,” Smain Laacher and Cédric Terzi, LeMonde Diplomatique, Feb. 15, 2012.

“The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom: Top-down, international regulation is antithetical to the Net, which has flourished under its current governance model,” Robert M. McDowell, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 21, 2012.

“DNA McSpray to foil thieves – McDonalds to use new anti-theft spray,” The Sunday Telegraph, Jan. 8, 2012. The spray, developed and used in the UK, contains an “invisible, synthetic DNA solution” particular to each location using it. “It stays on clothing for up to six months and on skin for up to two weeks” and police can detect it using a UVA light.

“TomTom cleared of data violation allegations,” Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia, Jan. 13, 2012. “The company issued a statement on Thursday saying that it had been cooperating with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) in recent months to ensure it is fully compliant with privacy laws, and has since been found that sharing of data with third parties did not constitute a violation of Dutch privacy laws.”